You rarely see a raised eyebrow in real life, but in fiction they are rising, knitting, and furrowing everywhere, or at least if you’re looking at truly crappy novels and stories.

To convey mischievous skepticism, he borrowed a move from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and raised his left eyebrow. Mac Wells and Hayden Panettiere on the set of the CMT series ‘Nashville.

But statement eyebrows speak of more than youth and identity; they connote grooming standards, confidence and self-pride. Along with blow-dry bars, waxing bars and nail bars have come brow bars.

With solemn assurance from the Justice Department that they would not be violating antitrust laws, the presidents of the three television networks met in secret conclave last week. Topic of ...